Antique Master Print-KINGS-SAUL-DAVID-SOLOMON-De Vos-1585/1643

The kings Saul, spear in hand, David, harp in hand, and Solomon. In the background, important events from their lives. On the left, the death of Saul: he throws himself into his own sword. Behind David, Goliath can be seen beheading. Solomon points to the construction of the temple. Below the performance explanations in Latin.

Made by an anonymous engraver after Maerten de Vos.

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 29 x 23 cm (11.42 x 9.06 inch). Image size: 27.9 x 22 cm. (10.98 x 8.66 inch).

Condition: good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

SAUL-DAVID-SOLOMON | PCO-E17-19

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Kings of Judah (series title). Theatrum biblicum (…) (series title). Publisher: Claes Jansz. Visscher (II) in 1643. First published by Gerard de Jode in 1585.

Reference: Mielke 39-2(2).

Biography artist: Maerten de Vos, Maerten de Vos the Elder or Marten de Vos (1532 – 4 December 1603) was a Flemish painter. He is known mainly for his history and allegorical paintings and portraits. He was, together with the brothers Ambrosius Francken I and Frans Francken I, one of the leading history painters in the Spanish Netherlands after Frans Floris career slumped in the second half of the sixteenth century as a result of the Iconoclastic fury of the Beeldenstorm.